Package-tie.



G. T. CU-LL.

PACKAGE TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20, 1916.

Lgmfiww Patented Jan. 22,1918.

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PACKAGE-TIE.

Application filed June 20, 1916.

To aZZ "whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Gnonon T. CULL, a citizen of the United States, residing at \Vickliffe, in the county of Ballard and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Package-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to package ties, and has for its object to provide a device of this character which is both simple and cheap and which will firmly secure the end of a string or cord after wrapping the same about a )ackage, without knotting the string, and w iich will permit the ready release of the string when so desired without cutting it, and thus preserving the package tie in proper condition for further use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a package tie in which the securing means is made of sheet metal having a plu rality of slots formed therein with rounded and expanded terminal ends for the engagement of the string or cord to avoid danger of cutting or fraying said cord as it is being placed about the tie.

Another object is to provide a package tie securing means which is made of a single piece of metal cut from a sheet by one operation and by reason of its simplicity of shape and lack of finish may be produced at very low expense, and, when made in quantities, the expense of manufacture being so slight, these ties may be given away freely by merchants and others.

With these as the principal obj ects in view the invention consists of-the device hereinafter described in detail and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view of a package with the improved tie applied thereto; and

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the tie fastener.

In the drawing, 10 indicates a string, cord or twine of suflicient length to be wrapped two or more times as desired about a package and to one end of which is knotted the tie fastener 11, the latter being formed of a plate of sheet metal cut to the required size and shape by any desired means, preferably by a stampingpress and about this fastener the cord or twine is wrapped in the manner shown after being passed about the package.

The fastener 11 comprises preferably a body portion 12, the end of which is expanded or spread laterally and terminates in a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 22, 1918..

Serial No. 104,763.

semi-circularly curved end 13 through which is made a hole 14 for the tied end 15 of the cord or twine 10. At the opposite end or extremity of the body 12 are two forwardly and laterally projecting wing-like projec tions 16. Between said projections is a slot 17 that is wider at its lower or inner end as shown at 18 and terminates in a semi-circular shape, thus providing a relatively wide notch between the forward ends of the wings 1G. The lower ends of the wing 16 are separated from the body on each side by a notch 19 that also widens as it extends in a forward direction and terminates with a rounded or semi-circular finish 20. As thus made, the fastener 11 is in the form of a Hat plate with a somewhat bird-like outline having lateral wings and rearwardly extending tail, to the latter of which the cord or twine is permanently fastened and about its other end is temporarily fastened for securing said end after being applied to a package.

In use, the cord or twine is first wrapped about a package, the fastener being disposed substantially in the center of the same. After making the first turn, the string is passed over the fastener and into the notch 19, then under the fastener and from the notch 17 back to the notch 19 and after passing under the wing 16 the cord or twin c is carried around the package again at right angles to the first wrapping and, returning to the fastener, it is passed under the other wing 16 and up through slot 19 into the notch 17, again under wing 16 and up through the notch 19 across the body 12 into notch 19 below wing 16, up through the notch 17, crossing over to the notch 19, then back again under the fastener to the notch 17 and into this notch to the notch 19 back under the wing 16 to the notch 17 and over the fastener to the notch 19 and under wing 16. This completes the tie. It will be seen that by winding the cord about the fastener in the manner indicated and within the several slots 17, 19 and 19 the several wrappings and crossings of the cord so overhe each other that they serve to tie and bind the cord securely to the fastener and prevent the same from slipping, holding the. cord so tightly that it will break before slipping. To release the cord all that is necessary is to reverse the operation and disconnect the same from the several, notches in the reverse prevent any wedging action by the sides of the fastener upon the cord which will cut and fray the same and cause the latter to break or rupture very quickly when tension is placed upon the cord. l urthermore, the

fastening member being flat and of thin metal and without sharp or pointed ends, as the lower ends of the wings are rounded as shown, as are also the upper ends of said wings, there is very little liability of the Fastener destroying or rupturing the package to which it is secured or other packages in the same mail pouch. The method of securing the string about the fastener 11 may be changed. The windings of the cord herewith described around the fastener being considered a preferable wa and a very secure and safe way of making the fastening, but, of course, any method of wrapping that prevents slipping of the cord may be employed.

What is claimed is:

V A package tie comprising a fastening member made of sheet metal having a central their inner ends than at their outer ends and having semi-circular bottoms, and a length of cord or twine secured in the perforation in the tail portion and adapted to be wrapped about the package and then about the body of the fastening member within the aforesaid notches to provide a non-sliding fastening for the cord or twine.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE T. CULL.

Wi tnessos A. S. JOHNSON, G. L. GULL.

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Washington, D. C. i 

